Monday, June 9, 2014

Free, Astonishing Love ~ A Blessing for Your Day

The
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Paul spoke this benediction to the believers at Corinth and
his inspired words still bless those of us who believe today. I’ve been meditating on the words he chose—grace,
love, fellowship—to grasp his meaning and their power.

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ…”

For by His grace, we are saved. His grace. His undeserved favor. Paul wanted believers to
take full advantage of all the benefits that Christ purchased by His blood on
the cross. He asked the believers in
Corinth,

And
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you
for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive…for he dwells
with you, and will be in you. John14:16, 17a

What a blessing we have received—the indwelling Holy Spirit
of God.

“And the love of God…”

I’ve saved the best for last. God IS
love. (1 John 4:8) May the love of God be with you.

Here is a quote from Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary of
the Whole Bible:

None of
our words or thoughts can do justice to the free, astonishing love of a holy
God towards sinners, who could not profit or harm him, whom he might justly
crush in a moment, and whose deserving of his vengeance was shown in the method
by which they were saved, though he could by his almighty Word have created
other worlds, with more perfect beings,
if he had seen fit. Search we the whole universe for love in its most glorious
displays? It is to be found in the
person and the cross of Christ.

For those of us who call Jesus Lord, the kingdom of God
reigns in our hearts. What more could we
ever want or need?

So I leave you with
Paul’s blessing today and another awesome picture by my friend Eileen DeCamp. Be blessed.

Sunset at Seabrook Island, SC ~ courtesy of Eileen DeCamp

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WOW!! THANK YOU Rose and Rebecca! I am excited to read your book Rebecca and let others know about it as well. Today's blog was so encouraging. Thank you Rose for imparting God's truth through His Word and the insights He has given you. May the Lord shower you with blessings as you continue to serve Him with such grace, love and joy!

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About Me

What defines me as a person--first and foremost my relationship with Christ. Then I have to say my children. I have six children, three sons and three daughters, whom I love with all my heart. I graduated college wanting to be a writer and a stay at home mom. After my divorce, I became a teacher and the writing became a once in a while thing. I have worked in education for the last 25 years. I've served as an English teacher, French teacher, counselor and librarian. Currently, I'm an adjunct English instructor at a community college. In 2008, I started writing again. Mostly I write about God in my everyday life, how to connect faith and figure out practical applications for Scripture in daily life. God's goodness gives me strength for each day. Let's encourage one another on this blog. And, by the way, I'm a Southerner, born in Georgia, and have lived in Martinez (suburb of Augusta, GA) for the last thirty years.